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Post by iain on Mar 27, 2022 10:30:13 GMT
Looks like turnout is going to be way, way down. To around 85%  Is the "third party" vote as small as ever? Apparently they may be on for a record vote, up to around 3%. |
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Post by andrea on Mar 27, 2022 10:50:25 GMT
The over-the-topness of Maltese count is still intact
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 11:11:33 GMT
PN leader Grech has said he will try and stay on
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Post by minionofmidas on Mar 27, 2022 13:48:50 GMT
14 point, 41,500 vote margin predicted. Biggest landslide ever.
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Post by November_Rain on Mar 27, 2022 14:20:18 GMT
Just noticed there's a party called ABBA standing - Is their slogan "take a chance on us"  |
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Post by No Offence Alan on Mar 27, 2022 14:31:39 GMT
Just noticed there's a party called ABBA standing - Is their slogan "take a chance on us" or "Money! Money! Money!"? |
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Post by minionofmidas on Mar 27, 2022 14:43:54 GMT
Just noticed there's a party called ABBA standing - Is their slogan "take a chance on us" or "Money! Money! Money!"? A third party? In Malta? That isn't even AD/PD? I'm pretty sure it's "Waterloo". Meanwhile The tweeter is a PN official, but PN leader Grech had claimed some time ago that Malta's international reputation was so bad that he usually claims to be Greek. Which is also literally his surname, of course. Hence Labur's Greek flags. |
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Post by iain on Mar 27, 2022 15:07:09 GMT
14 point, 41,500 vote margin predicted. Biggest landslide ever. Astonishingly poor performance from the Nationalists given everything that’s happened over the last term. |
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Post by minionofmidas on Mar 27, 2022 15:28:23 GMT
14 point, 41,500 vote margin predicted. Biggest landslide ever. Astonishingly poor performance from the Nationalists given everything that’s happened over the last term. They're Tweedledum to Labour's Tweedledee. Who started Malta on the tax haven path in earnest? PN. Whose idea was joining the EU? PN. And now that they're not even arch social conservatives anymore, what kind of opposition are they? AD refers to the duopoly as PLPN for a reason. |
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Post by November_Rain on Mar 27, 2022 15:41:45 GMT
or "Money! Money! Money!"? A third party? In Malta? That isn't even AD/PD? I'm pretty sure it's "Waterloo". Meanwhile The tweeter is a PN official, but PN leader Grech had claimed some time ago that Malta's international reputation was so bad that he usually claims to be Greek. Which is also literally his surname, of course. Hence Labur's Greek flags. This is some info on ABBA from Wiki: ABBA Ivan Grech Mintoff, who previously served as the chairman of Alliance of Change, formed the religious-right ABBA in 2021.[93][94] In early March, the party presented several candidates that were members of the River of Love religious group.[95] Some candidates were reported to be orientated towards the far-right.[94][96] ABBA supports investigating into pro-choice activists who allegedly broke abortion laws.[97] |
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Post by finsobruce on Mar 27, 2022 15:52:47 GMT
Just noticed there's a party called ABBA standing - Is their slogan "take a chance on us"  Not forgetting their song about FPTP "The Winner Takes it All". |
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Post by minionofmidas on Mar 27, 2022 15:57:35 GMT
Just noticed there's a party called ABBA standing - Is their slogan "take a chance on us" Not forgetting their song about FPTP "The Winner Takes it All". Accurate in Malta despite the lack of fptp, if you follow the "PLPN" logic. |
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Post by November_Rain on Mar 27, 2022 15:58:25 GMT
Just noticed there's a party called ABBA standing - Is their slogan "take a chance on us" Not forgetting their song about FPTP "The Winner Takes it All". Love it And the response "Money Money Money" as well. How about "One of Us" which is probably one of their only candidates |
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Post by maxque on Mar 27, 2022 16:01:00 GMT
Just noticed there's a party called ABBA standing - Is their slogan "take a chance on us" or "Money! Money! Money!"? Sadly, it seems to be a front for a Charismatic Church. |
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Post by iain on Mar 27, 2022 16:52:23 GMT
Astonishingly poor performance from the Nationalists given everything that’s happened over the last term. They're Tweedledum to Labour's Tweedledee. Who started Malta on the tax haven path in earnest? PN. Whose idea was joining the EU? PN. And now that they're not even arch social conservatives anymore, what kind of opposition are they? AD refers to the duopoly as PLPN for a reason. Regardless, no party should really be losing in landslides three elections in a row. And that is especially the case when the government has basically been accused of murdering a journalist! Projections now seem to be a Labour win of around 42,000 votes. They are expected to win fairly comfortably in the 13th district (Gozo), and may also have flipped the 12th (based on St Paul’s Bay and Mellieha). |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 18:27:33 GMT
ADPD have announced their intention to challenge the electoral system in court
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Post by iain on Mar 27, 2022 19:04:08 GMT
ADPD have announced their intention to challenge the electoral system in court Why? Because of how the top-up seats work? |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 27, 2022 19:45:49 GMT
ADPD have announced their intention to challenge the electoral system in court Why? Because of how the top-up seats work? Apparently it's because they think the system penalises smaller parties - I'm not sure what the detailed reasoning is |
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Post by minionofmidas on Mar 27, 2022 19:48:29 GMT
Does look like they have over 1/65th of the vote. If PN get extra seats for proportionality I don't see why they shouldn't.
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Post by iain on Mar 27, 2022 20:12:56 GMT
Why? Because of how the top-up seats work? Apparently it's because they think the system penalises smaller parties - I'm not sure what the detailed reasoning is Must be to do with the top up rules - seats are distributed for proportionality only between the top two for some reason. |
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